BMW 3 Series

Common 3 Series problems

Across 8 model years (2016–2023), the BMW 3 Series carries 1 recall campaign on record. Owners have filed 351 complaints with NHTSA. Crash-test ratings cover 5 of 8 model years. Choose a year below for the full report.

Safety record by model year

Counts are raw NHTSA figures and are not normalised by how many were sold, so a high-volume year tends to show more of everything.

Year	Recalls	Complaints	Rating	Fuel	Report link
2023	1	0	—	—	Report
2022	0	7		—	Report
2021	0	32		—	Report
2020	0	51	—	—	Report
2019	0	39	—	—	Report
2018	0	58		—	Report
2017	0	71		—	Report
2016	0	93		—	Report

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